My desire and prayer is that you will receive exactly what God has for you.
“Can You Handle the Pressure?”
Daniel 3:8-30
Pressures in life can weight you down… There are times in life we feel like the weights of the world are on our shoulders. The powerful and stressful demands of life begin to weaken our very being. It feel like our energy level has been sapped, and our minds and spirits feel weaken. What you are experiencing is call the Process of Pressure. Unaware that during the Process of Pressure there are tendencies to throw in the towel, and run right out of the will of God. Minds begin to drift and focus change. Under pressure our purposes and the plans that God has set before us is soon forgotten. The tendencies to focus on fleshly desires and appeal to fleshly ways are soon enlarged. We begin to entertain the thoughts spoken to us by unclean spirits; unaware that these workers of Satan have come to detour us out of the will God’s.
In the Book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar (being used by Satan) sought out children in who was no blemish, but well favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. He chooses four children from the children of Judah. He wanted to change them into whom he wanted them to be. He wanted to change who they were, and the plan of God in their lives. God allowed these, men of God, to experience these things. Their experiences teach us, that we can endure temptations, without fainting. They endured the Process of Pressure and passed the Quality Tests. Daniel with his true name meaning “God my judge”, did not forsake his prayer to the true and living God, endured the Lion’s Den, and showed us our Lions can become Pillows of Rest. Hananiah meaning “whom Jehovah hath favored”, Mishael means “Who is what God is”, and Azariah meaning “Whom Jehovah helps”, went through the Fiery Furnace, and showed us we can walk through the fire without a stench. They went through victorious and showed us our hope have to be build on the solid rock (which is Jesus Christ). God’s want us to rely on Him. He wants to be the stone that the builders reject in our lives. Are you willing to endure the Process of Pressure so that your Quality will be tested?
"Get Your House in Order"
In the days we are living in, I find people have become more concerned about carnal things of life. We have become more interested in what pleases the fleshly nature, than building up the spirit man. Neglecting our spiritual intellect is like play with explosives.
King Hezekiah was a respectful and effective, God used him mightily, and he conquered many battles. He was moved in his heart by God, and launched Revivals and restored the Passover. On fire for God, he found himself sick unto death. Wow! Can you imagine your mind focus on God and troubled times presented themselves? Life can throw you a curve ball at times. One day you are on top of the world. You are accomplishing every thing you set your heart to do. You are victorious. God is using you and you know it is God. Then, BOOM! Hell has open up and it feel like every spirit has target you. You begin to question everyone and everything around you. You even question God. You may be facing financially difficulties due to the failing economy. The job you thought was secure has been sucked instantly right before you eyes. Now, where do you turn?
You need to go into an Hezekiah Prayer and Praise. You need to Praise God with all your might. You need to go into that place of prayer, praise and worship; and stay there until you receive your breakthrough. God is using you valleys, to bring you into a place of consecration. Struggles always have a way of capturing your attention. He wants to build up your spiritual house, so you will be prepared for another level of blessings. Continue to trust God while He, "Get Your House In Order".
Isaiah 38:1-9
"Stuck in the Storm"
Have you ever found yourself stuck in a storm and could not see your way out? Well I have. There was a time in my life that I was traveling on the highway trying to make it back home and ran into a severe thunderstorm. It was thundering and lighting. The lighting was so sharp it looked like it was coming straight through the windshield, and the sounds of the thunder sounded like bombs going off. (Which made the car shake.) The rain covered the windshield. I could barely see the road. I had to drive extremely slow and try to focus on the faint white line on the road. You may feel like you are going through your storms in slow motion. You spirit may seem faint. There were times I almost came to a complete stop. To be frank with you, if it had not been for the protection of God, I would not be writing to you today. (God is right there with you.) There were times I thought I wasn’t going to make it. I heard the Word of the Lord saying, “this soon will pass”. And it did. In spite of all the negative things the devil told me those days. I made it through the storms. No matter how things look right now in your life, you may be in the midst of a spiritual storm. You might not know how you could ever get through. The pains may be as intense as the lighting. The blow may feel like bombs of thunder, but if you keep on holding on the God’s hand and resting in his WORD you will make it too. Hold on to the Word of the Lord. God is faithful and he will surely see you through.
And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. Hosea 2:15
God will be and is YOU DOOR OF HOPE.
